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1 very
['veri] 1. adverb1) (to a great degree: He's very clever; You came very quickly; I'm not feeling very well.)2) (absolutely; in the highest degree: The very first thing you must do is ring the police; She has a car of her very own.)2. adjective1) (exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned: You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened.)2) (extreme: at the very end of the day; at the very top of the tree.)3) (used for emphasis in other ways: The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick.)• -
2 Very
adv.The very man, the man himself: use P. and V. αὐτὸς ἀνήρ.The very same: P. and V. ὁ αὐτός, αὑτός.This very thing: P. and V. αὐτὸ τοῦτο, τοῦτʼ αὐτό.On the very day, adv.: P. and V. αὐθήμερον.On the very spot: P. and V. αὐτοῦ.From the very spot: P. and V. αὐτόθεν.To the very spot: Ar. and P. αὐτόσε.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Very
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3 the off season
the period, at a hotel, holiday resort etc, when there are few visitors: It's very quiet here in the off season; (also adjective) (off-season rates.) νεκρή εποχή -
4 the pictures
(the cinema: We went to the pictures last night, but it wasn't a very good film.) ο κινηματογράφος -
5 the lap of luxury
(very luxurious conditions: living in the lap of luxury.) στα πούπουλα -
6 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) ο, η, το, οι, τα1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) οι, τα3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).) ο, η, το4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) (με) το, την, το5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) ο, η, το, οι, τα6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) ο, η, το, οι, τα•- the...- the... -
7 the last word
1) (the final remark in an argument etc: She always must have the last word!) η τελευταία λέξη2) (the final decision: The last word rests with the chairman.) η τελευταία λέξη3) (something very fashionable or up-to-date: Her hat was the last word in elegance.) η τελευταία λέξη -
8 the last person
(a person who is very unlikely or unwilling to do a particular thing, or to whom it would be unwise or dangerous to do a particular thing: I'm the last person to make a fuss, but you should have told me all the same; He's the last person you should offend.) ο τελευταίος -
9 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) το άλας της γης -
10 the last thing
(something very unlikely, unwanted, not intended etc: It's the last thing you would think of looking for; The last thing I want is to hurt anyone.) το τελευταίο πράγμα -
11 the life and soul of the party
(a person who is very active, enthusiastic, amusing etc at a party.) η ψυχή της συγκέντρωσης -
12 on the contrary
(the very opposite (is true): `Are you busy?' `No, on the contrary, I'm not doing anything at the moment.') αντιθέτως -
13 in the forefront
(at or in the very front: in the forefront of the battle.) πρώτη γραμμή -
14 to the last
(until the very end: He kept his courage to the last.) μέχρι τέλους -
15 from the word go
(from the very beginning.) από την αρχή -
16 at the double
(very quickly: He came up the road at the double and rushed into the house.) τροχάδην -
17 like the wind
(very quickly: The horse galloped away like the wind.) σαν αστραπή -
18 all the fashion
(very fashionable: Long skirts were all the fashion last year.) πολύ της μόδας -
19 at the top of one's voice
(very loudly: They were shouting at the top(s) of their voices.) (φωνάζω) μ' όλη μου τη δύναμη -
20 by the skin of one's teeth
(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) παρά τρίχα
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